Pillars of Eternity has some of the best worldbuilding I have seen in a videogame, coupled with strong character writing for the recruitable party members. Learning about the world both through experiencing its major events and the perspectives of the various characters drew me into the game from the start. What did not pull me in at first was the combat. Combat plays in real time with you being able to pause at any point in order to issue commands to you party members. I found this system incredibly clunky at first, but as I grew to understand it, it became much more enjoyable.